Sharp Grossmont Express Care provides walk-in treatment for non-emergency illness and minor injury in La Mesa from the Grossmont Medical Plaza at 5525 Grossmont Center Drive, steps from Sharp Grossmont Hospital's emergency department. The clinic — formerly known as the Care Clinic and in operation for over seven years with more than 90,000 patients treated — relocated to the Grossmont Medical Plaza to provide seamless escalation to the adjacent ED when acuity exceeds walk-in scope, a triage pathway that also interfaces with campus behavioral health providers like Alvarado Parkway Institute. Under the medical direction of Dr. Eric Strukel, the provider team includes physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants treating sore throats, sinus infections, sprains, rashes, ear infections, and minor lacerations. The Sharp HealthCare affiliation connects Express Care encounters to the patient's Sharp electronic health record, with post-visit recovery for soft-tissue injuries coordinated through complementary practitioners like Bodywork 4 Health in La Mesa. Same-day online appointment reservation supplements the walk-in model, and cases requiring diagnostic imaging or surgical consultation transfer directly to Sharp Grossmont Hospital's 562-bed acute care facility.